So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction & Fantasy is an anthology of original new stories by leading African, Asian, South Asian and Aboriginal authors, as well as North American and British writers of color.

Stories of imagined futures abound in Western writing. Writer and editor Nalo Hopkinson notes that the science fiction/fantasy genre "speaks so much about the experience of being alienated but contains so little writing by alienated people themselves." It's an oversight that Hopkinson and Mehan aim to correct with this anthology.

The book depicts imagined futures from the perspectives of writers associated with what might loosely be termed the "third world." It includes stories that are bold, imaginative, edgy; stories that are centered in the worlds of the "developing" nations; stories that dare to dream what we might develop into.

The wealth of postcolonial literature has included many who have written insightfully about their pasts and presents. With So Long Been Dreaming they creatively address their futures.

Edited by Nalo Hopkinson and Uppinder Mehan.

Contents:

Introduction by Samuel L. Delany

Deep End by Nisi Shawl

Griots of the Galaxy by Andrea Hairston

Toot Sweet Matricia by Suzette Mayr

Rachel by Larissa Lai

Terminal Avenue by Eden Robinson

When Scarabs Multiply by Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu

Delhi by Vandana Singh

Panopte's Eye by Tamai Kobayashi

The Grassdreaming Tree by Sheree R. Thomas

The Blue Road: a Fairy Tale by Wayde Compton

The Forgotten Ones by Karin Lowachee

Native Aliens by Greg van Eekhout

Refugees by Celu Amberstone

Trade Winds by Devorah Major

Lingua Franca by Carole McDonnell

Out of Sync by Ven Begamudré

The Living Roots by Opal Palmer Adisa

Journey into the Vortex by Maya Khankhoje

Necahual by Tobias S. Buckell

Original title: So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction & FantasyOriginal languages:
English